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sriesch
Allow the user to perform a Search and Replace operation in Word, using
the exact case that was entered. For example, I'm trying to replace "SRP"
with "The SRP". It refuses to do so, instead replacing it with "THE SRP",
presumably assuming that I wanted to keep everything in the original
uppercase. I don't. I ended up manually replacing every single instance in
my document, which kind of defeats the purpose of Find and Replace.
And, because there is probably an option somewhere to turn this off that
I just can't find, here's another or a replacement suggestion: Make the
default options for everything, everywhere to actually be whatever you do,
not what Office thinks you want to do. It's nearly impossible to do any
significant task without having something you do changed to something
completely different that you didn't want to do, despite having spent years
reading through help files and disabling these things in numerous
applications on numerous PCs. Some are easy. Some have never been solved.
All require that you stop doing whatever you are doing and spend time trying
to disable them. I have no problem with the options being available in the
event that somebody wants them, but realistically these are things that
usually inhibit your ability to do basic tasks. If I wanted an uppercase
character, I'd hit the shift key. if I hit enter, I mean "move the cursor to
the beginning of the next line", not "convert the previous paragraph into
itallics." if I hit the backspace, I mean "move back one space", not "move
back 3 spaces". You get the idea.
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the exact case that was entered. For example, I'm trying to replace "SRP"
with "The SRP". It refuses to do so, instead replacing it with "THE SRP",
presumably assuming that I wanted to keep everything in the original
uppercase. I don't. I ended up manually replacing every single instance in
my document, which kind of defeats the purpose of Find and Replace.
And, because there is probably an option somewhere to turn this off that
I just can't find, here's another or a replacement suggestion: Make the
default options for everything, everywhere to actually be whatever you do,
not what Office thinks you want to do. It's nearly impossible to do any
significant task without having something you do changed to something
completely different that you didn't want to do, despite having spent years
reading through help files and disabling these things in numerous
applications on numerous PCs. Some are easy. Some have never been solved.
All require that you stop doing whatever you are doing and spend time trying
to disable them. I have no problem with the options being available in the
event that somebody wants them, but realistically these are things that
usually inhibit your ability to do basic tasks. If I wanted an uppercase
character, I'd hit the shift key. if I hit enter, I mean "move the cursor to
the beginning of the next line", not "convert the previous paragraph into
itallics." if I hit the backspace, I mean "move back one space", not "move
back 3 spaces". You get the idea.
----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...-8caa03193458&dg=microsoft.public.office.misc
